HAVEN HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH

 

Havn Heights Herald

March 31, 2026

 

WORKERS                      APRIL 5, 2026

-NURSERY: AM: Lori Patrick & Kacie Mulkey; PM: Hillary Evans & Randi Wells; WEDNESDAY – Hillary Evans & Randi Wells

-TELLERS: Marla Young & Janet Alspach

-BUS DRIVERS:  AM: Josh Henley, Fred Coleman & CJ Krause; PM: Josh Henley, Fred Coleman, & CJ Krause; WEDNESDAY – Scott Wells, Tony Tidwell, Fred Coleman, & CJ Krause

-DEACON ON CALL:  David Collins – 650-3647

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WORKERS                    APRIL 12, 2026

-NURSERY: AM: Kacee Loaiza & Randi Wells; PM: Hillary Evans & Sharon Krause; WEDNESDAY – Hillary Evans & Randi Wells

-TELLERS: Bill Alspach & Jeff Primm

-BUS DRIVERS: -BUS DRIVERS:  AM: Josh Henley, Fred Coleman & CJ Krause; PM: Josh Henley, Fred Coleman, & CJ Krause; WEDNESDAY – Scott Wells, Tony Tidwell, Fred Coleman, & CJ Krause

-DEACON ON CALL: Fred Coleman – 646-9281

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THANK YOU’S

“Dear Church,

            Thank you so much for letting me have my 80^th Birthday Party in the FLC.  We all had such a good time of visiting and catching up.  And, thank you all for the lovely cards, and some gifts, too. 

            Thank you so much and may God Bless you all.

Linda Mitchell”

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“What a joy to come back to HHBC to preach the Winter “Youth Fest”!  I was so honored and blessed.  Thank you for loving, praying, and encouraging Angie and me! Thank you for the generous Love Offering too! We are praying for HHBC, and we are excited about what the Lord Jesus is doing! Keep looking up! Jesus is coming! Stay on fire!

n His Joy,

Bro. Doug & Angie

Romans 1:1

MEDITATIONS OF THE HEART

 

The Suffering Servant . . . The Exalted Christ! Every time I read about the sufferings of Jesus in Isaiah 52:13-53:12, my heart finds strength and hope.  I contemplate each time what the cross of Jesus means for me and for each one who believes.  Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus gives us opportunity to meditate on all this.  We hope that you will join us this Sunday as we honor our Savior and celebrate His resurrection.

Jesus the Messiah, the Christ, rose from the dead according to the witness of His disciples and according to the Bible, the Word of God.  Because He rose after dying in my place, I have hope.  Reading Psalm 73 earlier this morning, I was moved in my heart by this hope, and  every time I hear or sing a song called “Made Me Glad,” my heart finds strength and hope too.  The song finds its inspiration from Psalm 73.  Asaph, the psalmist of this song, voices his desire for the Lord reflected in the words of the song “Whom have I in heaven but You, There’s none I desire beside You, For You have made me glad.”  Understand this.  Jesus suffered, died, was buried, and rose again to be our Savior, to make us glad!  He has become our shield, our strength, our portion, Deliverer, our shelter, strong tower, our very present help in time of need.  If you want to know more about this, join us this Sunday.  I’ll be glad to help you know Jesus!

Jimmy Binns

MUSIC NOTES

God calls us to be a Holy People, but I have noticed that we, as Christians often don’t adhere to the same “good manners “ that we expect even non-Christians to unwaveringly follow. In essence, we give ourselves permission to “just this once” do the thing that God would not have us do. In a recent Sunday School lesson the author asked, “What are some good mottos to live by?” I like to call them “Mom(isms)” because my mom seemed to have one for every situation. I believe that the hardest one for me is, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” “It is never right to do wrong, but it is never wrong to do right.” “Don’t repeat anything that you don’t know for certain and then only if it will help the situation.” “Always say and do the kindest thing.” And “true wisdom is knowing what not to say… and then, not saying it.” These are just a few, but I know that, as a member of God’s “Royal” Army, I need to be ever mindful of  my behavior because I don’t want to be guilty of hindering the cause of Christ by being the reason that someone else would stumble.

David Furlow 

 

RAGLAND’S RAMBLINGS

It is hard to believe it is already April! We are already starting the fourth month of 2026, and will celebrate the PASSION WEEK this week. There was so much going on in Jesus' physical life that last week.

We cannot even imagine the turmoil in his earthly heart and mind as FRIDAY was on the way, and being Jesus, He knew EXACTLY what was going to happen. The Youth and I will take a long look at, as Jimmy did Sunday, at Isaiah 52 and 53. The prophet outlined many things that Jesus would endure and then fulfilled as the Messiah.

We should really search our hearts to know that Christ came to save all men this week. His heartbreak (literally what He likely died of), and sacrifice was unmatched in human history. His "suffering" was much more than the physical pain of the cross.

We should CELEBRATE our Savior every day, but this week even more so. Good Friday should mean so much to us because on that day, GOD surrendered to us so that we could have salvation from OUR sins and live eternally. Friday had to happen so that Sunday morning could change the universe! OH, what a Savior my friends.

We certainly can apply Easter to our own lives. WE all experience those times in our lives that seem like that Friday Christ endured, but because of Him, brothers and sisters, SUNDAY IS ON THE WAY.

Please put these dates on your calendars for Youth events:

April 19th (Sunday evening): Youth Takeover, we hope to have several baptized!

May 17^th (Sunday Morning): Graduate recognition. If you are graduating from college, please let the office know and let us recognize you as well.

July 13th-17th Summer Youth Camp at Grand Lake

Have a blessed Easter weekend and hope to see you in church,

Brother Randy

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- Coming Up: -The Clothes Closet will be open again on Thursday, April 9th, from 9-noon. 

 

-The Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missions will be received on April 12^th.  Please ask God what He would have you to give.  Envelopes for this offering are provided in the pew pockets.

-Secret Church: Elijah – April 17^th, 2026 at 6:00pm.  Gather with believers around the world for a focused night of deep Bible Study, urgent prayer, and sacrificial giving – shaped by the faith of persecuted Christians.  Be challenged by God’s Word, stirred by global need, and reminded that following Jesus is worth everything.  Come ready to listen, pray, and participate in making Jesus known everywhere together.  See Grant or Kirsten Dorsey to register & pay for your guided Scripture journal.

 

-VBS – June 14^th through the 18^th.  We need lots of workers!  If you would like to help in VBS in any way, please see Kirsten Dorsey.

 

-Church Camp is coming up soon!  Youth Camp will be July 13th-17^th and Children’s Camp will be July 20^th-24^th.

If you would like to give scholarship money toward camp, please mark your offering envelope Church Camp, and specify which camp.  You can also bring it to the Church office. For Camp information and forms, see Bro. Randy.

 

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